# AFFARS PART 5313Simplified Acquisition Procedures

AFFARS LIBRARY

- PART 5313
  Simplified Acquisition Procedures

- 5313.000 Scope of part.
- 5313.003 Policy

- SUBPART 5313.1 — PROCEDURES

- 5313.106-1 Soliciting competition.

- SUBPART 5313.2 -- MICRO PURCHASE

- 5313.201 General.

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| PART 5313 Simplified Acquisition Procedures [Revised August 18, 2005] |

5313.000 Scope of part.

Informational Guidance on Inspection of Decentralized Purchasing Operations, Soliciting from a Single Source, Blanket Purchase Agreements, and Imprest Fund and Third Party Drafts is available at IG5313, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

5313.003 Policy

(i) The determination that micro-purchases and simplified acquisitions of supplies or services are used in support of a contingency operation or to facilitate defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack is delegated from the head of the agency to the HCAs as described in 5301.601(a)(i)(A)-(D). HCAs may delegate this authority no lower than the chief of the contracting office, as defined in 5302.101.

SUBPART 5313.1 — PROCEDURES

5313.106-1 Soliciting competition.

(b) A separate sole source justification is not required, if screening has been accomplished and documented under the DOD Spare Parts Breakout Program (DFARS Appendix E).

SUBPART 5313.2 -- MICRO PURCHASE

5313.201 General.

(g)(1) The head of the agency determination is delegated to the HCAs as described in 5301.601(a)(i)(A)-(D). HCAs may delegate this authority no lower than the chief of the contracting office.